Help for Loving Relationships
Welcome to the place where we courageously discuss the messy and amazing parts of loving relationships. We'll get into complex problems and be inspired by love stories. As a professional counselor for over 25 years, Shane observes what helps and what hurts individuals, marriages, and families. You'll hear from authors and experts as well as everyday heroes who have something to share about strengthening relationships in your community. Get inspired to do hard things as well as find better ways to live, love and parent!
- Update frequency
- every 15 days
- Average duration
- 40 minutes
- Episodes
- 72
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2025
Importance of Boundaries in Loving Relationships
Boundaries--why do we need them in healthy relationships? Because they both protect us and show respect to others. Tune in to learn tools to practice setting boundaries for yourself and…
Ritual & Tradition in Family Bonding
Crossing threshholds in life, receiving comfort from the "poor sweet baby blanket," and walking under the full-moon with dad: Author Meg Cox and former journalist for the Wall Street Jo…
Power of 12-step and Self-Love
Most people who get caught up in addictions are bound down by shame. Hear the story of Celeste, whose journey to health and self-love came through fellowship in a 12-step program. "Like…
Healing a Marriage after Betrayal
What helps? And can it even be saved? The answer is yes, with help for both partners. He needs to lean into her pain, acknowledge and validate it, and be fully transparent and accepting…
Let the Love In--Healing Relationship Trauma and Finding Peace
We are wired for human connection. What gets in our way? That's what counselor and best-selling author Troy L. Love discusses with Shane in this episode. Relationship trauma and the di…
Strengthen Your Marriage Challenge & Geeking-out on Romantic Love
This episode has two parts:
1) Shane introduces the strengthen your marriage challenge, an assessment tool for evaluating 6 areas of intimacy, and numerous suggested activities for int…
Overcoming Loneliness and Deepening Friendships
Tony Bacigalupo experienced loneliness as an independent consultant in the IT industry. He developed New Work Cities as way to bring together many who were working from home and strugg…
Creating a Tech-healthy Family
As a stay-at-home mother of 5 with a degree in secondary education, Andrea has tested the ideas she presents within her own family as well as others in the Better Screen Time community.…
Building Trust After Infidelity
Geoff Steurer is a good friend who has counseled individuals and couples for over 20 years in strengthening and healing after infidelity. Geoff shares the best practices of rebuildin…
Everyday Hero Hermania Faith Ricks: Journey from Liberia to America
Have you ever met someone whose life journey sounded so hard it inspired you? How did they make it through the rough times? Meet Hermania Faith Ricks, whose childhood in Liberia during …
After Discovering Infidelity (How to Heal Betrayal Trauma)
- Why stay?
- Will I ever be able to trust him again?
- He did such a good job lying before. How will I be able to tell if he is lying again?
- How can I tell if he is truly in recovery?
These are…
Welcome to Help for Loving Relationships
Welcome to the show! Meet host Shane and his wife Wendy as they discuss why loving relationships are key to a long and happy life. (A Harvard study proved that--they didn't make it up.)…